Monday, December 19, 2011

I am excited to be on break from school. It is very nice to not have to wake up at 7am each day. I do miss class somewhat however. I find that I'm constantly trying to do productive things... which I suppose is very good! Anyways, Tommy and I have visited a few estate sales over the past weeks. We found a great find at one of them in Millington, NJ (my town!). We bought 5 vintage tins. I actually have 3 of them for sale in my new ecrater shop.

Monday, September 5, 2011

Yesterday we explored Morris County, NJ. We came across a cute little school house in Washington Valley, NJ. It was originally built 1813 but then demolished and rebuilt 1869.

Our next stop was Fort Nonsense. Located in Morristown, NJ it is believed the fort was used during the Revolutionary War as a fire signal site. These fire signals were pyramids of wood and brush that would be lit if the enemy (Brittish) were coming. These fire signals could be seen for miles around.

Last but not least was a little cemetery in Bedminster. There were a few gravestones from the 18th century. We also found a couple tombstones with mistakes. Back then, gravestone makers obviously did not have the technology of today... if they were a little careless they ended up with some mistakes on the tombstones. See these two pictures: They did not leave enough space for the 1788 to fit on one line and in the other they forgot the name David.